Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-16

9AtO11tt1t9 AA1AtAVA0 4NIDOA0
Daring the past year Washington
Territory has kept steadily on the read
Of progress. The gain In wealth and
populaii0u and all that goes to make
great commonwealth has been marked.
New industries have been inauguFatsd,
vast tracts Of land have been rescued
from their pristine Wildness, and the de-
velopment Of resources which have hith-
erto been latent has begun. Railroad
buiIding within the Territory has steadi-
" gone forward. New roads have been
built In the eastern portion II the Terri
tory, and the road across the Case ades
has been theoretically pushed toward
completion.
In L stern Washington the work Of
developing the country mas gone steadi.
" on. The most noticeable movement
81 Immigrants has been into the Big
Bend country, which is rapidly becom
inc the seat OF an intelligent and indus
tFious population. In the growth Of the
eastern cities the most noticeable fea-
ture has been the rapid and encouraging
growth Of Spok lae Falls, which has be-
come q city In fact a. well as In name,
and WATCH gives promise of becoming
the metropolis Of the vast region be-
tween The Cascades and the Rockies.
The rapid gFaVth Of this enterprising
and ambitious city should be reRard ed
With pleasure by eli who are interested
10 the growth and development OF the
Territory. Spokane Falls has not, how
ever, been the only city In the eastern
portion Of the Territory which has e.
perienced abundant prosperity. Che.
ney, Collar and other cities have i'm
proved materially, and there 10 no one
OF all the ambitious towns of that rich
and houriskinR region which the year
does nst leave eF,richeE aud stronger
than Il found Il.
In Central WaahinRtoR, also, marked
progress has been made In wealth and
population. The construction Of the
Cascade division Of the Northern Pacific
has opened 10 che worId portions 81 Yak
ina and Kittilas counties. which have
hitherto been comparatively isolated.
North Yakima and EliensbnrQ have
grown and improved with the country
surrounding them. The discovery OF
coal on the eastern sloge Of thu mount
aims and the beginning Of mining opera
items, mark the Inauguration Of an In
dustFy which will he source Of wealth
10 n Oouotfy AittAut floH IN resources.
The progress OF Western Washington
has been most gratifying. The devel-
opment Of the country has been steady
and even, and the past year may Be
looked back upon as one OF substantial
Improvement Tue revival OF the lum-
Der aud coal trade. the money which
has been brought into the country BY
the high prices obtained fer hops and
other agricultural products. the coustruo-
ton Of logging railroads. which have
opened up large tracts of valuable tim
bsr lands hitherto inaccessible. and the
inception Of new enterprises, have unit
ed 20 make the past year year Of pros
perity, which Il all the more gratifying
because there were few Who dared 20
here for H. The strides 10 deve'op-
ment which have been made by West
err Washington in the past twelve
months may Be appreciated when one
pauses 10 compare the business ana
financial outlook on January let, 1886.
with that on January LIST. 1887. 1he
has been phenomenal.
Tue cities OF Western Washington
have kept pace with their rivals on the
opposite side Of the mountains. and ell
he cities Of the Territory retain the
anne relative position that they held q
rear aeo N population, business. wealth |
md iba1epce.